, 1887-06-21
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
Stupendous Preparations for
the Celebration Today.
Enormous Crowds Thronging
the Streets of London.
Congratulations Pouring in on
the English Ruler.
Preparations for the Jubilee.

LONDON, June o .-The city is already
showing signs OF being crowded in antici-
patton of to morrow. The thEongs in the
streets are more numerous than at any
time within the recollection of the present
generation. In some parts Of the town
the crush of sightseers impedes traffic in
the streets. The queen this morning
drove from the castle at Windsor to the
railway station and came to London on a
special train. She drove from the station
here to buckingham palace. Crowds of
people lined the entire route in town and
displayed the greatest enthusiasm. Her
majesty appeared delighted at the loyalty
exhibited and bowed and smiled in every
direction. Decorations with banners,
notices and flags are increasing enor-
mously, and when done promise to eclipse
anything of the kind ever before attempt
ed in London.
The police to-day made a thorough
search of Westminster abbey as a precau
ton against dynamite outrages to morrow.
Every civilian is excluded-eveu the
workmen who have been employed in
making the temporary alterations for to-
morrow event. Two peers who attempt
ed to enter the abbey were prevented by
the police.
The queen this afternoon accorded
United States Minister Phelps a private
audience at Buckingham palace for the
purpose oil allowing him to present Presi-
dent Cleveland's jubilee congratulations.
The queens demeanor toward Minister
Phelps was most cordial. She expressed
the warmest thanks for the president
congratulations.
The joint jubilee gift to the queen from
oil har ,hIlArap and rranAohilIra, I'LL -
d gold and silver centerpiece for a table,
adorned with precious stones. 1t was ex
ecuted in Berlin. 1t comprises three
parts resting on a common base, in the
center of which are the British arms.
bearing the legend: Her children and
grandchildren. to our beloved mother
and grandmother" The middle portion
consists OF a vase, adorned with the arms
and portraits of the donors. 1t has a
solid gold lid, |surmounted by a royal
crown. To the right and lett respectively
are a lion and a unicorn.
The marchioness of Londonderry will
present to the queen I casket containing
$50, 900 signatures and s3. 100 in cash as
a jubilee offering from Irish women.
Exercises attending the celebration of
the jubilee were continued to-day in all
business centers of the country. The
programmes everywhere are similar, in
Guiding thanksgiving services, local recep-
tons and festivals to children.
A private rehearsal was held at West
minister abbey to-day in the presence of
the archbishop of Canterbury, the dean
of Westminster, and a number of court
officials. The earl of LathorD, the lord
chamberlain and other state officers assis
ted in the ceremony of removing the cor
o~nation chair to the diaz and placing it
before the queens praying stool. The
grand robes of state we're brought forward
by the queens robesman and handed to
the lord chamberlain, by whom they were
placed over the coronation ch air.
The choral service opened with a jubilee
anthem which was more fervid and more
operatic in character han usual in cathe-
dral services. A grand tie deum com
posed by the late prince consort followed.
Then an anthem composed especially for
the jubilee ceremony, throughout which is
interviewer the prince consort's choral,
the whole ending with the national an,
them. The rehearsal was a perfect sue
cess. the effect being grand.
At midnight crowds are still moving
about the streets. Thousands are pour
ing westward, apparently with the inten,
ton of remaining out all night to secure a
position along the route of procession.
The police permits to publicans to keep
their places open practically all night and
to morrow has aroused public Indignation,
it being feared that such a license will be
conducive TO riots and orgies.
PIETERMARITZBURG, Natal, June 20
Thanksgiving services were held here to
day in honor of the queens jubilee.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20.-Russian
newspapers, in commenting on Queen
Victoria's jubilee, say the British peo-
pies love for their queen is merited by
the internal reforms and improvements in
the condition of the masses which has
been effected in England during fifty
years OF her rule. Some of the papers
take occasion to express regret that the
relations between Russia and England
are not better, and hope they will i'm
prove and the Two nations become sin
cerely friendly.
VIENNA, June 20.-The Official Gazette
tomorrow will contain an article on the
Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and will say:
Millions Of voices throughout her world
wide empire will extol the queenly, WON
anly virtues of Queen Victoria. The day
marks a long epoch in the political well
fare of her realm. The whole world sym
pathizes with the festival, for the fame OF
the queens blessed rule reaches every
quarter of the globe. This sympathy is
most cordially shared in by the Austrian
sovereign. The virtues of Victoria,
throughout the whole of her life, recall
those of our own great empress, Nara
Theresa. Both vent through life, shower
ing blessings around, and both revered by
their people. The memory of Victoria,
like that of Maria Theresa, will be blessed
as long as history exists"
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